@cnichole214 wrote: Black... history is an essential part of [a predominantly white country's] history that has often been overlooked. By telling Black... history, we challenge historical erasure, reclaim power, fill knowledge gaps, combat racism, (1/7) #blackhistory #blacksky #addtoblacksky

I was delighted to hear @laurenlaverne.bsky.social celebrating #ALD25 early on BBC 6 Music. She picked 6 women who've embraced digital technology in their music, incl Imogen Heap, Laurie Anderson, Ela Minus & Marie Davidson. Listen from 37m20s, for the next 28 days: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Are you organising an event to celebrate #ALD25? Add it to our list: findingada.com/world... If you want to edit later, register or log in: findingada.com/wp-lo...#ALD25Join people around the world in paying tribute to all the amazing women in STEM!

Short BBC podcast about the history of Tippex, invented by Bette Graham 😍 - will be of interest to history of the book, and history of tech folks... www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

The Senate has just passed the military NDAA containing 2 anti-trans provisions: a surgery ban using federal funds (dependents too), and a sports ban on military academy spaces. This will be the STARTING point for negotiations with the House, which has even worse provisions. Only 20 Dems opposed.

Call your senator to let them know how you feel about their vote: www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...

MIT President Sally Kornbluth just issued a statement to the campus community saying NO to Trump’s authoritarian compact “And fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.”

Thank you to everyone who submitted comments to the EPA, yelling at them to put the new rules in effect.

"Money can buy many things, but health is not one of them. If advanced economies are serious about tackling their frighteningly high rates of psychopathology, their governments must focus on reducing inequality, not chasing GDP growth that only makes the rich richer."

Rural America is just as queer as the rest of the US. LGBTQ people in rural regions make up at least 20% of the queer community. That’s not new. But the narratives many LGBTQ people know about queer history don’t often include those voices.

Asima Chatterjee was a pioneering organic chemist and India's first female scientist to be awarded a doctor of science degree. She helped develop drugs to treat epilepsy and malaria based on biologically active compounds in medicinal plants. adalovelaceday.subst...

Man, 80s computer books made even non-relational databases look fun. (Source.)

💿 Free Software Friday: XINU eXperimental INstructional Unix: a minimalist OS by Douglas Comer, built to teach how operating systems really work. Elegant, educational, and still used today.🔗 https://xinu.cs.purdue.edu

Chiitan has a dream. I hope that one day the term LGBT will become a thing of the past. I will continue to spread my message until we live in a world where everyone can love freely and is free from persecution and discrimination. Until then, let's all support each other🤍

UK, Online: Skills for the future. Suw Charman-Anderson, Kate Whyles and Sue Stack talk about the importance of continuous learning in STEM subjects, the need to adapt to career changes and the essential role human perspectives play in STEM. 14 Oct, free #ALD25 findingada.com/event..#ALD25

“Dr. Gonzalez-Espinoza was a huge help in getting me started. His support was incredibly thorough and patient, helping me build a solid foundation for my analysis. I highly recommend students to reach out!” 🧠 Read how our Data and Code Support services aided neuroscience research: bit.ly/4q48l5T

Once upon a time in Silicon Valley_ The story of General Magic (documentary 2018) And BTW 🎉 my #ChronoMedia spot #2,000 🎉 mprove.de/chrono3d?ll=... #ComputerHistory

Dan Sanderson VCF West Talk #DanSanderson #VCFWest #MEGA65 #Commodore65 #Commodore64 #RobertBernardo #RetroComputing #FPGA #8BitComputing #ComputerHistory theoasisbbs.com/dan-sanderso...

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight. Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

I was well over 30 when I wrote and published my first novel, and fully agree with you!

Mexico, Zacatecas: Día de Ada Lovelace en la UAZ-2025. A series of short talks about the work of women in science and technology. 10 Oct, 7:30am - 14 Oct, 4:30pm, free. findingada.com/event/dia-de...

DEI is when women exist.

my loom's jacquard mechanism is working in full scale now! 20 heddles! ahaha :) caution: loud noises

I feel like this should be a bigger story

bubble dance party

Tonight in “war ravaged” Portland… a frog brigade standing guard outside the ICE facility. Trump says there’s “nowhere worse than Portland”… and the frogs magically multiply. They’re showing that he’s not only a liar, but Portland is still safe, still weird and still full of people resisting.

Did someone say "hardest title screen themes"? www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMER...

☎️ Call Every Senator Now. On Redial. Do Not Stop. Pick up the phone Now

UK, Online: Meet today’s Tech Heroes! (KS2/7-11). Meet three incredible female role models working in tech and find out what they do day-to-day, what skills they use and how they use computing to improve our lives! 14 Oct, 9-9:45am free #ALD25 findingada.com/event..#ALD25

To highlight their "Commodore" brand, Commodore Business Machines once brought an actual ship to the waterfront for the 1983 CES show, meaning there was in fact a brief time where you could be a Commodore Commodore.

This is enough carbon-free energy to power maybe two thirds of Vegas btw

"As late as 1975, General Motors was blaming the Endangered Species Act for transmission problems in the cars it sold. The automatic transmission fluid had been made of sperm whale oil, and the company saw no easy alternative." #climatesky

"What they rely on is fear. So by coming out in an absurdist manner, it speaks to them, to some extent, that we’re actually not that afraid."

lmao real.

The surprises 😮 aren’t over, Halloween 🎃 is approaching, and it will be a week of new spooky reviews. Subscribe to the YouTube channel and follow us on the podcast. YouTube: youtube.com/@newgameoldf... Podcast: newgameoldflame.com #Halloween #16bit #ngof #retrocomputer #retrogame #indiegames

It was an exciting time technicshistory.com/2025/10/03/m... #retrocomputing

Hao Yichun was a pioneer in the fields of stratigraphy, micropaleontology and paleoceanography. She co-authored Paleontology, China’s first textbook on the subject, and deepened understanding of foraminifera, single-celled organisms found in seawater. adalovelaceday.subst...

Pittsburgh Oktoberfest Karneval being celebrate through Sunday https://triblive.com/local/regional/pittsburgh-oktoberfest-karneval-being-celebrate-through-sunday/

"AI doesn’t dream. It doesn’t feel. It doesn’t make art."

OK this is everything.

It’s funny because it’s nearly impossible to get HRT even when you’re perimenopausal and/or menopausal. (not actually funny).

Good news for sewists: the paper pattern company feared lost to bankruptcy has been saved as an independent company. craftindustryalliance.org/sewing-patte...

My front yard is very small and very steep so I'm spared having to fight the temptation to get something like this. Just look at that toothy smile! 🧡🎃

I am enjoying my new desktop Tetris terminal. With a switch I can flip between NES Tetris and Game Boy Tetris

Here's a fun guessing game: of all these road-rail hybrids, which one of them actually has the best design? 📸1️⃣: commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?... 📸2️⃣: commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?... 📸3️⃣: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Th... 📸4️⃣: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:So...

Hey cool

Better than I could ever imagine. The US People facing down armed troops with song and dance, flowers and costumed mascots mocking them. It's brilliant, nonviolent, psychology aimed at the troops to PROVE to them, that they were ordered there to stop crimes that don't exist. They will share it!

I got a Playdate handheld and it’s really cool, but the teeny tiny screen is hard to see with my aging eyeballs What are your favorite and most legible Playdate games?

1. A new journal report in the prestigious Medical Journal of Australia eviscerates the Cass review, saying it is filled with fallacies and launders anti-trans disinformation. It methodically goes through each problem in the review. The latest from S. Baum. Subscribe to support our journalism